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[Mipha smiles warmly when the message starts up, before bowing her head politely in greeting] Hello, everyone. I am Mipha. For those who have not met me before, my people are called the Zora and I will be glad to answer your questions; however, I have a question of my own to pose beforehand.

While I was helping to put the fires out, I found a curious list. It listed the following cities: Olympia, Wyver, Stroln, Dranbu, and Nadril, with a red line marking out Nadril. Aside from Olympia and Wyver, do these other names sound familiar at all? I know it's possibly best we all lay low for now, but if anyone makes any inquires and acquires some information, I'd like to know. They may be potential allies to keep in mind.

[You know, should anything continue going south with Wyver and Olympia.

She taps her chin thoughtfully a moment before adding:] While I'm here.. If there's anyone still recovering from the riots and needs healing, please let me know. I know healing magic that can fully heal physical injuries. While I'm residing in Olympia, I'll gladly travel to Wyver to help if I can.

[Another warm smile] That's all. Thank you for your time.

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[Ah, so this must be the healer Duo was talking about. Mai studies the video a moment before she replies herself.]

Never heard of them really but I wouldn't mind doing a little digging. Once everything settles down anyhow.

[Cree would probably know something, right?]

[She looks relieved]

Thank you. The planet looks large, so it's a disservice to all of us to assume Olympia and Wyver are our only options, although they might be the largest settlements, potentially. If war is to break out, there should be somewhere safe for people to go to if they don't want to be involved...

I agree with you there. There were a few different people talking about starting our own group and leaving the cities a few months ago. There's a lot we don't know about this world though. The last thing I think we need is to go trekking out into the unknown wilderness, even if there is fighting going on.

[Then again, she'd never considered the option of just going out to look for other towns. She figured they'd eventually surface and smaller towns might not be so welcoming to refugees as bigger cities were. With war not so vaguely looming now though...]

A safer place would be nice. There's no reason we couldn't make some allegiances outside Olympia and Wyver on our own, particularly if we were stealthy enough about it.

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In theory, on the surface, it sounds like a good idea. But there's that, and that it might look hostile for a big group of us to suddenly up and leave to start our own place. While they like and tolerate some of us, I believe it's really just that--tolerance. They will choose their own citizens over us in a heartbeat.

[She sighs softly. The divide is... unfortunate, even if she can see where they're coming from.]

But you're right. This is a way to make us less dependent on just these two cities. If we can find out where they are, it might be wise to send a couple of people out to survey them.

Now there's an idea I like. Small group, make an excuse of traveling or studying or something like that. Try not to mix known Olympia people with Wyver people if you can so you don't raise eyebrows from that... it definitely could work.

[She seems to be brewing on this idea herself. After thinking on it a moment, she adds in a tone that suggests it's just a side question with no real bearing on the main topic:]

You're Duo's friend, right?

They wouldn't pay much mind to a couple of refugees traveling more, I think. Perhaps they'd even be relieved. [You know, to get rid of some of them... Sad, but true.] We would have to choose people who presence wouldn't be missed, or whose lack of one wouldn't be questioned.

[She looks a tad surprised by the question, but nods] I am, yes. You know him?

I wonder. They didn't seem that keen on us traveling back and forth between Olympia and Wyver. I guess that was just those two towns though.

[At that Mai can give a light smile.]

Sure. I helped him out with a bird problem, you could say. He scuffed up his hands and mentioned going to see you so I was curious.

It'd be interesting to see their reaction if we talk about traveling to one of these other towns. It could help us figure out who they consider an ally or an enemy based on that alone, without just asking outright.

[After all, they probably wouldn't mind them traveling to allied cities or anything, right? At least, Mipha would assume so.

She looks puled a moment, an then the next understanding and she laughs a little] I see! Yes, I remember, saving the little girl, right? I wasn't aware he'd worked with someone else on that. That was a very kind thing you did, thank you for helping her.

[The sincerity in Mipha's voice makes it sound like she's personally thanking Mai for helping her or something.]

[Mai waves a hand in a slight dismissive gesture.]

I have a little brother so I had to. I'm not sure anyone could stand to leave a kid out in that.

[...]

No one who was any good anyhow.

[She rolls the idea around in her mind.]

Talking about other towns wouldn't seem that strange coming from refugees either.

[She'll get back to the talk of how to ask about the towns without seeming suspicious in a second, because there's something much more interesting to discuss]

You have a little brother? I do too. He's asleep still on the station, but I would visit him all the time when the transporters still worked.

[She seems quite pleased and proud. Has she mentioned that her brother's great bc her brother is great]

I visited a mine a lot too. He's around five now so he's still pretty little.

[Well, Mipha seems enthusiastic about that brother of hers. Mai isn't quite as enthused but then again she's only recently become that close to her own brother.]

Only five! My little brother is well over a hundred now-- But my kind tend to live very, very long lives anyhow.

[She laughs a little, smiling]

I hope that everything can settle down and become safe for everyone quickly, so you may be rejoined with your family soon. It's hard to be out here all alone sometimes.

[A hundred?? And he's her little brother. Mai doesn't even try to temper her reactions.]

Yeah, I'd say you're very long lived.

[How old had Aang been? He'd been a hundred too, she thought. Then again he'd been frozen so...]

I'm kind of used to it now. They may be there but it's not like they can say much.

[So that's pretty much functionally alone, right?]

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